84 colleges in Ohio with an average net price under $30,000 a year, ranked by what families actually pay after aid. Cheapest: Lorain County Community College at $2,992.
Net price is the average a family pays after grant aid — not the published sticker price. Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard. Schools granting only associate degrees are excluded, so a community college appears here only if it also awards bachelor's degrees.
Compare these on the map| # | College | Net price / yr | Graduates | Accepted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorain County Community College Elyria, OH |
$2,992$9,439 | 37% | — |
| 2 | Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cincinnati, OH |
$5,184$12,263 | 17% | — |
| 3 | Sinclair Community College Dayton, OH |
$5,245$11,210 | 43% | — |
| 4 | North Central State College Mansfield, OH |
$5,896$11,929 | 27% | — |
| 5 | Washington State College of Ohio Marietta, OH |
$6,203$11,934 | 37% | — |
| 6 | Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Lancaster, OH |
$6,593$11,954 | 14% | — |
| 7 | Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Zanesville, OH |
$6,596$11,554 | 19% | — |
| 8 | Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Chillicothe, OH |
$6,719$12,175 | 9% | — |
| 9 | Marion Technical College Marion, OH |
$6,851$12,634 | 30% | — |
| 10 | James A. Rhodes State College Lima, OH |
$7,312$14,057 | 27% | — |
| 11 | Columbus State Community College Columbus, OH |
$7,667$13,493 | 26% | — |
| 12 | Zane State College Zanesville, OH |
$8,577$14,108 | 47% | — |
| 13 | Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH |
$9,161$19,462 | 53% | 84% |
| 14 | Wright State University-Lake Campus Celina, OH |
$9,533$16,415 | 44% | — |
| 15 | Central Ohio Technical College Newark, OH |
$9,826$14,521 | 24% | — |
| 16 | Kent State University at Stark North Canton, OH |
$9,980$16,502 | 35% | — |
| 17 | Kent State University at East Liverpool East Liverpool, OH |
$10,025$15,928 | 16% | — |
| 18 | Clark State College Springfield, OH |
$10,176$16,296 | 27% | — |
| 19 | Kent State University at Ashtabula Ashtabula, OH |
$10,310$16,465 | 41% | — |
| 20 | Miami University-Middletown Middletown, OH |
$10,410$15,282 | 27% | — |
| 21 | Kent State University at Geauga Burton, OH |
$10,594$15,828 | 26% | — |
| 22 | Kent State University at Salem Salem, OH |
$11,097$16,812 | 34% | — |
| 23 | Kent State University at Tuscarawas New Philadelphia, OH |
$11,122$16,494 | 42% | — |
| 24 | University of Cincinnati-Clermont College Batavia, OH |
$11,449$17,113 | 23% | — |
| 25 | Miami University-Hamilton Hamilton, OH |
$11,513$15,985 | 26% | — |
| 26 | Kent State University at Trumbull Warren, OH |
$11,622$17,996 | 29% | — |
| 27 | Ohio State University-Marion Campus Marion, OH |
$11,934$20,535 | 17% | — |
| 28 | Ohio State University-Lima Campus Lima, OH |
$12,326$20,829 | 24% | — |
| 29 | Malone University Canton, OH |
$12,621$50,345 | 56% | 76% |
| 30 | Bryant & Stratton College-Parma Parma, OH |
$12,704$24,183 | 18% | — |
| 31 | University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH |
$13,072$25,482 | 53% | 60% |
| 32 | Central State University Wilberforce, OH |
$13,307$22,374 | 21% | 99% |
| 33 | Lake Erie College Painesville, OH |
$13,324$52,847 | 44% | 70% |
| 34 | Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH |
$13,715$24,829 | 42% | 96% |
| 35 | Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH |
$13,754$27,436 | 51% | 91% |
| 36 | University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College Blue Ash, OH |
$13,910$19,968 | 15% | — |
| 37 | Ohio State University-Newark Campus Newark, OH |
$14,068$21,867 | 27% | — |
| 38 | Mercy College of Ohio Toledo, OH |
$15,273$31,748 | 48% | 93% |
| 39 | Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus Mansfield, OH |
$15,307$23,285 | 16% | — |
| 40 | Wilberforce University Wilberforce, OH |
$16,221$28,212 | 7% | 41% |
| 41 | University of Toledo Toledo, OH |
$16,406$27,112 | 58% | 92% |
| 42 | Bowling Green State University-Firelands Huron, OH |
$16,406$21,445 | 10% | — |
| 43 | Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science Cincinnati, OH |
$17,041$26,345 | 60% | 46% |
| 44 | Ursuline College Pepper Pike, OH |
$17,186$53,197 | 55% | 75% |
| 45 | Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH |
$17,269$31,162 | 87% | 61% |
| 46 | The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences Cincinnati, OH |
$17,566$27,433 | 60% | 59% |
| 47 | Shawnee State University Portsmouth, OH |
$17,766$26,409 | 29% | — |
| 48 | Ohio Dominican University Columbus, OH |
$17,780$48,248 | 51% | 94% |
| 49 | Muskingum University New Concord, OH |
$19,145$46,293 | 53% | 82% |
| 50 | Ohio Christian University Circleville, OH |
$19,197$36,168 | 40% | 38% |
| 51 | Mount St. Joseph University Cincinnati, OH |
$19,231$47,982 | 54% | 59% |
| 52 | Walsh University North Canton, OH |
$19,588$47,886 | 58% | 71% |
| 53 | Otterbein University Westerville, OH |
$20,189$49,960 | 61% | 85% |
| 54 | Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, OH |
$20,196$70,351 | 64% | 56% |
| 55 | Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH |
$20,294$31,458 | 51% | 86% |
| 56 | Capital University Columbus, OH |
$20,550$57,739 | 57% | 70% |
| 57 | Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH |
$20,666$31,615 | 65% | 85% |
| 58 | Hiram College Hiram, OH |
$20,753$41,920 | 56% | 94% |
| 59 | Kettering College Kettering, OH |
$20,896$32,787 | 57% | 77% |
| 60 | Mount Vernon Nazarene University Mount Vernon, OH |
$21,193$53,940 | 63% | 84% |
| 61 | Bluffton University Bluffton, OH |
$21,315$53,337 | 53% | 67% |
| 62 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH |
$21,453$31,674 | 66% | 81% |
| 63 | University of Northwestern Ohio Lima, OH |
$21,862$28,013 | 49% | — |
| 64 | Heidelberg University Tiffin, OH |
$22,046$47,165 | 61% | 86% |
| 65 | Marietta College Marietta, OH |
$22,890$55,590 | 61% | 79% |
| 66 | Wittenberg University Springfield, OH |
$23,310$59,692 | 61% | 72% |
| 67 | Cedarville University Cedarville, OH |
$23,335$52,159 | 74% | 65% |
| 68 | Ashland University Ashland, OH |
$23,678$48,853 | 57% | 76% |
| 69 | University of Mount Union Alliance, OH |
$23,956$51,933 | 65% | 78% |
| 70 | Ohio Northern University Ada, OH |
$23,969$56,934 | 71% | 74% |
| 71 | Mount Carmel College of Nursing Columbus, OH |
$23,987$34,804 | 59% | 84% |
| 72 | Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville, OH |
$24,629$46,845 | 76% | 58% |
| 73 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH |
$24,917$33,026 | 75% | 85% |
| 74 | University of Rio Grande Rio Grande, OH |
$25,227$33,246 | 42% | — |
| 75 | Tiffin University Tiffin, OH |
$26,131$50,227 | 42% | 80% |
| 76 | The University of Findlay Findlay, OH |
$26,406$56,041 | 62% | 83% |
| 77 | The College of Wooster Wooster, OH |
$26,433$78,165 | 71% | 60% |
| 78 | John Carroll University University Heights, OH |
$27,167$66,958 | 74% | 81% |
| 79 | Baldwin Wallace University Berea, OH |
$27,222$57,526 | 68% | 76% |
| 80 | Columbus College of Art & Design Columbus, OH |
$27,723$57,491 | 61% | 68% |
| 81 | Franklin University Columbus, OH |
$28,451$33,133 | 21% | — |
| 82 | Wilmington College Wilmington, OH |
$28,567$50,444 | 48% | 92% |
| 83 | Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH |
$28,591$36,260 | 17% | — |
| 84 | Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH |
$29,447$39,576 | 81% | 75% |